Upon being summoned, all the Dragon Knights lined up neatly, with the injured ones groaning in pain.
Hiccup looked at Gobber and asked, "With all these people helping you, it should be enough, right?"
Gobber smiled and said, "Of course it's enough! And, aren't you going to stay and help?"
As he spoke, Gobber also looked at Astrid, seemingly telling Hiccup that he was creating an opportunity for him.
However, Hiccup directly refused, saying, "This is so simple, these people are enough! I still need to go prepare magic potions!"
With that, Hiccup flipped onto Night Fury's neck and left.
Everyone could only follow Gobber's command and began to forge the tools needed for training.
The next day at the training ground, everyone was tied by their feet and hung upside down, their entire bodies suspended in the air.
The Dragons nearby flapped their wings vigorously, making them swing while hanging upside down.
Hiccup, standing by, said, "Everyone, hold on! You can only be let down once the sand in the hourglass runs out!"
Upon hearing this, everyone gritted their teeth and persevered. This was to help them adapt to the sensation of flying upside down, and it was the fastest way to train.
After two days of training, Gobber had already learned all the necessary training items and understood the purpose of training these things.
So he once again transformed into a devil instructor, strictly training these Dragon Knights.
During the day, they trained, and in the evening, these people gathered to craft their own Dragon saddles, making it easier for them to sit steadily on the Dragons' backs.
At the same time, they also had to forge their own handy weapons to enhance their combat power. Days passed, and Hiccup was also close to gathering all the materials for concocting offensive potions!
Although there wasn't much land in the vast ocean, the resources on these islands were relatively abundant. At the same time, because Hiccup plundered resources on various islands, he angered the Dragons hidden on them.
Whenever he went out, it was only Hiccup and Night Fury, so they never entangled or fought with these Dragons. Relying on Night Fury's speed and Hiccup's abundant equipment, he would sometimes just snatch the resources and leave, or sometimes he would use stratagem to lure the Dragons away and then steal their resources and leave.
Today, all the Dragon Knights were being trained by the devil instructor Gobber, while Hiccup was riding Night Fury, heading out again to collect resources.
However, this time, all the Dragons seemed to have conspired, waiting for Night Fury's appearance.
"Roar!"
Fortunately, Night Fury was quite alert. It directly spat out a blue-purple fireball, hitting a boulder on a mountaintop, directly forcing out the hidden Dragons.
"Roar~!"
When these Dragons saw Night Fury, they seemed to see their sworn enemy and immediately spat fireballs at Night Fury without hesitation.
Hiccup had once tried to tame these Dragons, but he found that these were adult Dragons, and to tame them, only battle would suffice!
Because these Dragons had always lived by plundering human villages, ordinary methods simply couldn't tame them. Only by Night Fury defeating them would they acknowledge Night Fury's status as the Dragon King.
Currently, more than forty Dragons flew out of the mountain forest and approached Night Fury, as if to block all his retreat routes.
Hiccup also wanted to fight, but he usually traveled light, only bringing bottles and jars for resources, and no extra items.
"Toothless! Retreat quickly!"
Having no choice, he could only retreat and maneuver around them.
"Roar!"
Night Fury let out a challenging Dragon roar, then retracted his wings and swooped down. Just as he was about to plunge into the sea, he suddenly spread his wings and glided along the surface of the water.
These Dragons naturally chased quickly, continuously spewing fireballs.
Due to the different types of these Dragons, the speed of their fireballs varied, which greatly tested Hiccup's skill and his tacit agreement with Night Fury.
After all, Night Fury not only had to control its flying speed and direction but also had to dodge those fireballs.
Under the siege of so many fireballs, only Hiccup could act as its eyes to help it dodge them.
"Splash~! Sizzle~"
When the fireballs fell into the sea, they first stirred up splashes, then extinguished instantly, evaporating some steam.
"Toothless! To the Stone Forest!"
Upon hearing Hiccup's command, Night Fury instantly ascended, then made a sharp turn, bypassing the Dragons behind him, and not forgetting to spit a blue-purple fireball to hit one of them.
To the Dragons in the rear, this was clearly a blatant provocation, further stimulating their ferocity.
"Roar~!"
Hiccup heard clearly that the Dragons behind were saying they would kill Night Fury directly and then eat its heart.
At this moment, Night Fury had also turned sideways and flown into the Stone Forest.
These stone forests were the stone pillars standing on the sea surface. The distance between each pillar was just enough for a Dragon to fly through, and they were crisscrossed, so a slight mistake would result in a direct collision.
Normally, these Dragons would never enter these stone forests, fearing they would crash and kill themselves.
However, this particular stone forest was Hiccup and Night Fury's usual training ground, where they not only practiced sharp turns but also trained tactics.
Now that these Dragons had followed, it was a good opportunity to test their tactics and training results.
"Roar!"
Night Fury spat out a blue-purple fireball, knocking down a stone pillar. After this pillar collapsed, it directly smashed into a stone pillar on the side.
The Dragons behind thought this falling stone pillar wouldn't hit them, so they followed directly, still spitting fireballs wildly.
"Roar! Roar!"
"Crash! Crash!"
Just as these Dragons were spitting fireballs, they suddenly noticed that the stone pillars on both sides began to collapse, with rubble constantly falling from above.
In desperation, they could only give up the chase and dodge these stones, otherwise, if they were hit by these stones, they would surely be seriously injured and fall into the sea, unable to fly again.
If they fell into the sea and couldn't fly, the blood flowing into the sea would attract sea monsters, causing them to die in the ocean.
The stone forest was knocked down, and Night Fury was also affected. Fortunately, he was fast and familiar with the terrain, so he clung tightly to a crumbling stone pillar and flew into the sky, escaping the falling debris.
Screams of the Dragons kept coming from behind, but Hiccup had no time to look, riding Night Fury directly towards Berk Island.
After the Dragon King among these Dragons rushed out of the stone forest, he did not pursue directly. His vertically slit pupils locked onto the direction Hiccup had left, preparing to seek revenge later.